Danube pact labeled imperialist by State Department
U S and British probes target Soviet lawyers while Belgrade talks persist on the Danube accord. Western powers refuse to sign as Moscow asserts control over the waterway and Danubian states. Berlin talks show deep rifts with Berlin’s politics and currency issues in dispute. Bernadotte warns of rising violence in Jerusalem as Arabs and Jews ignore UN authority. Tito regime criticized by Rader for alleged treason after Jovanic’s death. Greek officials report the Grammos offensive near Albania nearing end with remaining rebels cornered.
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Russia
Kremlin
Danube River
Austria
State Department
Belgrade
Moscow
Molotov
Berlin
Folke Bernadotte
United Nations
Jerusalem
Palestine
Bernadotte
Rador
Marshal Tito
Arso Jovanic
Romania
Rader
Yugoslavia
Tito
U.S
Grammos Mountains
Albania
Truman Says Communist Inquiries Violate Rights
In Washington the House committee ordered three former New Deal lawyers Nathan Witt Lee Pressman and John Abt to testify tomorrow in the spy ring probe. Alger Hiss refuses a lie detector test accusing the inquiry of infringing the Bill of Rights. President Truman rails at the committee saying civil liberties are being trampled.
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Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
New Deal
Nathan Witt
Lee Pressman
John Abt
Alger Hiss
State Department
Hiss
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Truman
Senate
House
FBI
Bill of Rights
Senator Ferguson
Rmich
GOP
Ferguson
Whittaker Chambers
New York City
Chambers
House Committee
Justice Department
Congressional
Rep
Nixon
R-Calif
Stolen Meat Traced to Lancaster Figures in Columbus Case
Franklin County sheriff's office said evidence shows several prominent Lancaster residents received meat stolen from Swift & Co. in Columbus. Four Columbus residents face grand latency charges and two Lancaster men, Joseph Burke and David Halderman, are accused of receiving stolen property. Lancaster officials say no proof of purchase. restaurant owner questioned is said to have known.
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Columbus
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Lancaster
Swift & Co
Robert Neds
Neds
William C. Pickering
Fairfield County
Sam Hutsler
Joseph Burke
David Halderman
Three Ohioans Die in Lancaster Air Crash
A four place Stinson plane crashed on the Herbert Lichtenberger farm near Marion Ohio killing Ellsworth H. Norris 43 pilot and Lancaster Airport instructor John F. Timmons 44 vice president of the Lancaster Lens Company and J Neal Thompson 43 sales manager at the Lens Company The flight from Lancaster to Detroit ended in fog emergency landing attempts 7:05 a.m. with all three aboard dead and the plane burning near a corn field.
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Marion
Lancaster
Ohio
Stinson
Herbert Lichtenberger
Here
State
Highway Patrol
Ellsworth H. Norris
John F. Timmons
Lancaster Lens Company
J. Neal Thompson
Detroit
Pearl Jenkins
Official Sees 4500000 Car Orders By January
George T. Christopher president of Packard Motor Co predicts 4 500 000 unfilled orders for new cars by January 1 due to steel shortages. He spoke during a regional dealers meeting in Philadelphia saying demand cannot be filled at any foreseeable date.
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Philadelphia
George T. Christopher
Packard Motor Co
Detroit Motor
Florida Asks Return Of Road Gang Escapee
Gov. Caldwell asks extradite Fred M. Fox 21 from Ohio after his June escape from the Florida road gang. Gov. Herbert said Ohio has received the extradition request and a hearing on the case will be held soon.
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Florida
Columbus
Millard F. Caldwell
Fred M. Fox
Florida Road Gang
Thomas J. Herbert
Fox
Cleveland
Cincinnati Men Held On Mail Theft Charge
Ellis Vails 23 and Oscar Hankerson Jr 18 both of Cincinnati were held on $1000 bonds after arraignment on mail theft charges. The men allegedly stole an Ohio soldier's bonus check.
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Cincinnati
Ellis Vails
Oscar Hankerson, Jr
Ohio
Last Rites Held for Ruth In New York
Babe Ruth receive Catholic last rites at Saint Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan with Cardinal Spellman presiding. He lay in state at Yankee Stadium for two days before burial in Gate of Heaven Cemetery Westchester, drawing over 100000 mourners and the largest public funeral in city history since Rudolph Valentino.
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New York
Babe Ruth
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Fifth Ave
Gate of Heaven
Westchester County
Ruth
Yankee Stadium
Yankee
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Babe
New York City
Rudolph Valentino
Cleveland to Seek Bids for East-West Airport Runway
Mayor Thomas A. Burke announced Cleveland will advertise for bids next Wednesday to build a new 1.5 million dollar east-west runway at Municipal Airport. The project is approved by the Civil Aeronautics Administration and funded equally by the city and federal government.
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Cleveland
Municipal Airport
Thomas A. Burke
Burke
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Washington
Disposition of Colonies Up to Powers-Truman
President Truman said the disposition of Italy's former African colonies cannot be handled politically in the United States. He noted the Italian peace treaty assigns the question to the four powers the United States Great Britain France and Russia for decision.
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Washington
Truman
Italy
United States
Great Britain
France
Russia
Heart Action Restored After Birth But 13-Pound Boy Dies
A 13 pound boy in Yonkers General Hospital had his heart action restored seven minutes after birth by Dr. Frank R. Fabiani with an intracardiac adrenaline injection. The baby later died, hospital officials noting that such resuscitations usually occur in one to two minutes.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Yonkers General Hospital
Frank R. Fabiani
Dobbs Ferry
Salvatore C. Scarpitta, Italian Sculptor, Dies at 61
Italian sculptor Salvatore C. Scarpitta, age 61, whose works are in New York and Pacific Coast cities, has died. The report notes his prominence in contemporary sculpture and his affiliations with European and American art circles.
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Hollywood
Salvatore C. Scarpitta
New York
Pacific Coast
U S sends stern note over refugee teacher case
State Department prepares final note rejecting Soviet charges in the case of refugee Russian schoolteacher Oksana Kosenkina. Secretary Marshall indicates U S evidence disproves Soviet claims and notes Kosenkina’s dramatic defection from the Soviet consulate. Diplomatic stalemate between Moscow and Washington appears likely to continue.
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Washington
State Department
Oksana S. Kosenkina
Marshall
United States
Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina
Kosenkina
Mikhail Lamarine
Russia
Moscow
Steel Heads To Discuss furnace Deal
Republic Steel officials planned a Cleveland conference with Kaiser-Frazer Corp officials after Kaiser-Frazer obtained a lease on the government’s largest blast furnace amid Republic protests. Preston Tucker vowed to block the lease and Rep. Bender urged War Assets Administration to disclose details. Kaiser said it would welcome an investigation if warranted.
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Cleveland
Republic Steel
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Republic
Preston Tucker
Kaiser-Frazer
Tucker
Rep. Bender
R-Ohio
Washington
War Assets Administration
Corporation
Henry J. Kaiser
Automobile Company
Cleveland Industralists
Museum receives war trophies from Maj. Gen. Gasser
Maj. Gen. Lorenzo D. Gasser retired has donated his collection of battle flags and papers to the Seneca County museum. He is a veteran of the Spanish American War and World Wars I and II.
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Lorenzo D. Gasser
Seneca County
Russian teacher improves after consulate fall
A Russian schoolteacher, Mrs. Oksana Kosenkina, 52, who leaped from the third floor of the Soviet Consulate, shows improvement at Roosevelt Hospital. She has fractures, received blood transfusions, and is under oxygen with a temperature of 101 and pulse 110. A conference was planned with Dr. Grant Pennoyer and Soviet officials.
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New York
Roosevelt Hospital
Oksana Stepanovna
Kosenkina
Grant Pennoyer
Yakov M. Lomakin
Pennoyer
Lomakin
State Seeks To Enforce Auto Auction Tax Law
State Auditor Joseph Ferguson announced enforcement of a two percent tax on gross receipts from automobile auctions. An unnamed client’s attorney demanded collection from Toledo auctions, including Earl Greiner’s and the Toledo car auction, with county officials told to prepare legal measures. Delinquent duties, historically few paid, could amount to thousands for dealers if enforced.
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Toledo
Joseph Ferguson
Marvyn Lachin
Lucas County
Earl
Doc) Greiner
Daniel P. Holzemer
Charles H. Austin
Joel S. Rhinefort
Rhinefort
Ferguson
Ohio
Reward Offer Extended in Dr Obrist Slaying
PORTSMOUTH A 1600 reward for solving the slaying of Dr George Obrist has been extended six months. A Hempstead Academy of Medicine committee said contributors will keep funds posted as investigators pursue leads. Total donations reached 3206 with half for the reward and half for investigation expenses.
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Portsmouth
George Obrist
Hempstead Academy of Medicine
Doctors’ Committee
Chester H. Allen
Hugh Rudity
Earl C. Brandel
Four Freight Cars Derail On Cleveland Overpass
Four cars of an eastbound New York Central freight train derailed on an overpass in Cleveland. Police said one car left the rails while three others derailed, wrecking crews cleared the track after the Toledo to Cleveland train was halted.
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Cleveland
New York Central Railroad
Ohio WWII veteran bonus checks urged to beware loss
Columbus report says over 6,000 veterans receive daily bonus checks and must endorse and cash promptly. Director Goble cites 20 checks lost last week and 100 total, six suspected forgeries, with rules for deceased recipients and stop payments.
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Columbus
Ohio
Chester W. Goble
Goble
Compensation Fund
Three New Liners To Expand L S Merchant Fleet
Washington reports three new passenger cargo liners added to the globe girdling merchant fleet. Each 19 600 ton ship to carry 228 passengers and 162 crew, speed 19 knots, cost 32 million dollars, for American President Lines round the world service in about two years.
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Washington
American President Lines
Dissavers Reach One Fourth of Households in 1940s Note
The Federal Reserve Board reported that about 13,500,000 families or 25 percent of households spent more than they earned last year. The term dissavers highlights a trend of undersaving, but no alarm was raised over this pattern for future rainy days.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Ohio Democrats to set date for state convention
State Chairman Eugene H. Hanhart said the Democratic State Central Committee will meet in Columbus on Aug 25 to fix the date of the Ohio state convention. Rep. Michael J. Kirwan of Youngstown will meet Democratic congressional candidates in Columbus on Sept 1 and 2.
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Columbus
Democratic State Central Committee
Eugene H. Hanhart
Michael J. Kirwan
Youngstown
Ohio
Dewey Likely To Pledge Farm Price Support Plan
Democratic farm belt strategy gains momentum as Senator Barkley urges a choice between high prices under Democrats and low prices under Republicans. Gov. Dewey is expected to spell out a cross country stance on continuing government loan floors at 90 percent of parity to stabilize farm prices.
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Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Springfield
Ill
Earl Warren
California
Dewey
Sewer Work Is Given OK in Sugar Run Plan
A mass meeting of council members and Mayor D A Canaday approved completing the Sugar Run sewer project before starting in Naylor s Run and Monkey Run. The group agreed additional funds would go to a ballot vote if needed. Mayor Canaday called for a halt in Sugar Run work to focus on other districts, and a council session slated for 12 15 a m was canceled.
Hog price record broken twice on live hog market
In Chicago the all time high for live hogs was broken twice today. Early deals posted $31.75 per hundred pounds, surpassing the previous $31.50 record from August 5. Soon a load of 40 Hampshire hogs averaging 215 pounds sold to an Eastern buyer for about $2,700 at $31.85.
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Chicago
Hiccuping Woman Regains Seven of Fifty One Lost Pounds
Pauline Lucas thirty one from Waynesburg regained seven of the fifty one pounds she lost during a six month hiccuping siege. Nurses at Green County Memorial Hospital report she now weighs eighty five pounds after careful dieting following a recent reading of seventy eight pounds.
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Waynesburg
Pauline Lucas
Green County Memorial Hospital
Miss Lucas
Strike Threat to Atomic Program at Los Alamos
The Atomic Energy Commission warned a work stoppage at its Los Alamos New Mexico project risks serious damage to the nation s atomic weapons program. The appeal to AFL President William Green urges idle AFL construction and maintenance workers to return to work after union workers left when a sixth contractor hired non union labor.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Los Alamos, N. M
AFL
William Green
Good Samaritan Pays for a Good Deed Gone Wrong
Shawnee resident Dwight Bowen 18 tried to help a rooster owner by throwing a stone at a large dog that had grabbed a prize game rooster from Dr. George Myers. The stone bounced off the dog, knocked the rooster free, but shattered Woodrow Thomas' window. Bowen paid $1.50 to replace the pane.
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Dwight Bowen
George Myers
Bowen
Woodrow Thomas
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